Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - North Korea high level officials (L-R) Kim Phyong-hae, Thae Jong-su, Ju Kyu-chang and Kim Rak-hui mourn as they pay their last respects to former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lying in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang in this still picture taken from video footage of still images aired by KRT (Korean Central TV of the North) December 20, 2011. Little is known about elderly and silver-haired Ju, but he appears to be a key member of the North Korean team developing nuclear weapons. The European Union has named the 73-year-old, who is believed to have trained as a metal alloy specialist and studied in Russia, as one of the individual North Koreans to attract sanctions slapped on the rogue communist state. To match Analysis KOREA-NORTH/MISSILEMAKER REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV/Files (NORTH KOREA - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
North Korea high level officials (L to R) Kim Phyong Hae, Thae ...
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - North Korea high level officials (L to R) Kim Phyong Hae, Thae Jong Su, Ju Kyu Chang and Kim Rak Hui mourn as they pay their last respects to former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lying in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang in this still picture taken from video footage of still images aired by KRT (Korean Central TV of the North) December 20, 2011. North Korea was in seclusion on Tuesday, a day after it announced the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, as concern mounted over what would happen next in the deeply secretive nation that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV (NORTH KOREA - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
North Korea high level officials and ministers pay their respects ...
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - North Korea high level officials and ministers pay their respects to former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lying in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang in this still picture taken from video footage of still images aired by KRT (Korean Central TV of the North) December 20, 2011. North Korea was in seclusion on Tuesday, a day after it announced the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, as concern mounted over what would happen next in the deeply secretive nation that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV (NORTH KOREA - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Brazil says Amazon deforestation down to lowest level
Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:10:15 +0100 Brazil said Monday that the pace of deforestation in its Amazon region fell to its lowest level since authorities began monitoring the world's largest tropical rainforest. (Source: AFP)
In this photo released from High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, ...
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:50:02 +0100 (AP) - In this photo released from High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, places a flower on a grave as his wife Yoo Soon-tak, right, looks on during their visit to the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Ban arrived Tuesday to attend the fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. (AP Photo/High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness) KOREA OUT